Tom Duncan's Advanced Physics is firmly established as a leading textbook for those studying physics at Advanced Level. The third edition of these books for Hong Kong, Volume 1: Mechanics and Electricity, and Volume 2: Waves, Atoms and Materials, provide complete coverage of the Hong Kong Advanced Level syllabus.;The books' key features include: clear text and illustrations that provide thorough, yet accessible information; highlighted key laws or principles and worked examples to support private study; objective-type revision questions with answers at the end of each section to test students' understanding; and examination questions at the end of each chapter to prepare students for assessment.Features new to the third edition include: use of full colour throughout; chapters reorganized to follow the Hong Kong exam syllabus more closely; a revised chapter on mathematics for physics; revised text and photographs to reflect current knowledge and applications; examples of the use of spreadsheets and dataloggers in physics laboratories; multiple-choice questions from recent HKALE past papers (1997-2001); over 100 worked examples throughout the book; additional questions at the end of each volume; and Internet addresses of physics' websites alongside relevant text.

 

 

There are 440 pages in this book. This book was published in 2003 by Hodder & Stoughton General Division .

Tom Duncan is the author of Physics for Today and Tomorrow and Advanced Physics. Heather Kennett has worked with Tom Duncan on several successful Physics books; she teaches at the Australian National University, Canberra.